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Windows::Registry::Outlook::Clearing MRU Open other users

XCLN: How to Clear the Open Other Users Folder Most Recently Used List: "XCLN: How to Clear the Open Other Users Folder Most Recently Used List"
The MRU list is saved in the registry. You may want to clear the MRU list (if someone in the list is no longer with your company, for example).

To clear the MRU list: 1. Quit Outlook.
2. On the Start menu, click Run.
3. In the Run dialog box, type regedit, and then click OK.
4. Locate the appropriate registry key for your version of Microsoft Windows:Microsoft Windows NT or Microsoft Windows 2000:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\WIndowsNT\CurrentVersion\Windows Messaging Subsystem\Profiles\user_profile\ 0a0d020000000000c000000000000046\101e0384

Microsoft Windows 95:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Windows Messaging Subsystem\Profiles\user_profile\ 0a0d020000000000c000000000000046\101e0384

Microsoft Windows 98 or Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition (Me):
\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows Messaging SubSystem\Profiles\user_profile\0a0d020000000000c000000000000046\101e0384

5. Click the 101e0384 key in the right pane of Registry Editor.
6. On the Registry menu, click Export Registry File.
7. Save this file in the My Documents folder, and name the file MRURegKey.
8. After you export the file, right-click the 101e0384 key, and then click Delete.
9. Quit Registry Editor.
10. Start Outlook. The MRU list should be cleared.
NOTE: In Windows 2000, the binary value found was 101e0390 instead of 101e0384.